This document discusses open educational resources (OERs) for the South African landscape. It provides case studies on using OERs to help students with challenges like autism and improving math skills. The document advocates collaboration between teachers to share openly licensed educational content and identifies Siyavula's work in increasing OERs, identifying new teaching methods, and supporting teacher communities.

1. Introducing 1
Open Educational Resources for the
South African landscape

2. Contexts abound ... 2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/khym54/600539107/

3. All are challenging ... 3
http://www.parklands.co.za/photo-gallery

4. Collaboration 4
Sharing is fundamental to teaching

5. Effective Sharing 5
Open everything ...
open processes – iterative, transparent and collaborative
open copyright licences – freedom to distribute, adapt and enhance
open standards – formats that enable the freedoms
opensource software – freedom distribute, adapt and enhance

6. Cape Town Open Education Declaration 6
Required
reading ...

7. Our Work 7
Increase the
library of openly
shared resources
(OERs)

8. Our Work 8
Identify
innovative and
engaging ways of
delivering
curriculum

9. Our Work 9
Support
communities
and conduct
professional
development

10. Case Study in Openness 10
Adaptation, contextualisation ...

11. Case Study in Openness 11
Adaptation, contextualisation ...
Java

12. Case Study in Openness 12
Adaptation, contextualisation ...
Java
C++

13. Case Study in Engagement 13
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't:
- do simple addition
- tell time
- identify coins
- solve puzzles
- identify shapes
http://www.torreytrust.com/

14. Case Study in Engagement 14
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't:
Addition (0’s, 1’s, 2’s)
- do simple addition Flashcards: 20 minutes;
- tell time Math Fact Cafe
- identify coins
- solve puzzles Written Quiz and Review: 10
- identify shapes minutes; Math-Drills.com
http://www.torreytrust.com/

15. Case Study in Engagement 15
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't: Time (Hours and Half Hours)
- do simple addition Move the Hands (I would move the hands, he would tell
- tell time me the time): 15 minutes; Online Analog Clock
- identify coins
- solve puzzles Clock Game: 20 minutes; Kinder Web Games
- identify shapes Written Quiz and Review: 5 minutes; Dad's Worksheets
http://www.torreytrust.com/

16. Case Study in Engagement 16
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't:
Motor Visual/Spatial Skills
- do simple addition Let’s Tans Lite: 25 minutes;
- tell time Let's Tans Lite iPod App
- identify coins
- solve puzzles Online Puzzle to complete: under 5 minutes;
- identify shapes The Kidz Page: Puzzles
http://www.torreytrust.com/

17. Case Study in Engagement 17
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't:
Numbers to 1000
- do simple addition
- tell time Flashcards: 10 minutes; Number Nut
- identify coins Writing Numbers in Standard and Word
- solve puzzles form Quiz: 10 minutes; Dad's Worksheets
- identify shapes
http://www.torreytrust.com/

18. Case Study in Engagement 18
Severe Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael, Grade 3, couldn't: Michael, Grade 3, could:
- do simple addition - add single digit numbers (80%)
- tell time - tell time to half hour
2 months later
- identify coins - write, count and identify up to
- solve puzzles 1000
- identify shapes - solve 6 & 12 piece puzzles
- identify coins
http://www.torreytrust.com/

19. Technology & Community & Openness 19
Dan Meyer
writer, speaker, learner, worker, go-getter

20. General Advice: Connect 20
Who will sneeze first?
83 day lead time for your popular
friends doing self-diagnosis
46 day lead time for your popular
friends visiting health professionals
Connect to the “popular” teachers
Connect to the “popular” teachers
The US Centre for Disease Control
lags by a week
Google Flu Trends can tell you the
peak
Infectious personalities May 13th 2010 | From The Economist

21. General Advice: Collaborate 21
Would you bet money
that two people here
share a birthday?
Connect to local teachers
Connect to local teachers
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22. General Advice: Consume 22
The internet is very very very very big!
There is a huge amount
There is a huge amount
of content freely and
of content freely and
openly available
openly available

23. Our Work 23
Community & Openness & Technology
Increase the library of openly shared resources (OERs)
Identify innovative and engaging ways of delivering curriculum
Support communities and conduct professional development

24. Contact us! 24
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions
regarding Open Educational Resources and the work
Siyavula is doing – contact us, we'd love to hear from you!
Mark@siyavula.com
Neels@siyavula.com
Www.siyavula.com